Putting that new camera to the test! Love the long format. 95% of poker is in the unexciting hands, and the short YT format necessitates biased samples to focus on the exciting parts; this content helps fill out some of those gaps by showcasing more “normal” play.

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

Thanks fella! I'll try make this a monthly thing :)

@fjvet8513

7 ай бұрын

I agreed

@kingdurkalerpa1044

7 ай бұрын

I agree keep the long video sessions

@adamqu3347

6 ай бұрын

​@@BluffaloSam I really enjoyed the long format as well, tons of vloggers putting out exciting hands, but I really liked hearing the thought process of when to float vs. when not. These mundane hands are most of poker after all. Keep up the good work!

@InTheGroove416

6 ай бұрын

My thought exactly

This format is great. Really helps to see the “less interesting” hands. Watching you fold A10o to a 3 bet is showing me some of my leaks

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

At live low stakes you can even just muck AQo OOP to a 3bet

Best format I've ever seen any vlogger do. Incredible content, great job!

Enjoyed this long format. For it's your delivery of your thought process and analysis. My new number 1 vlogger

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton fella!

Enjoyed the lengthy session with all you thought processes regarding the play....worth watching more than once !!

This is one of the most valuable poker blogs I've seen for players that enjoy the analytical aspect of the game. You talk about the frequency, player tendencies, profiles, position, bet sizes, card range. Everything. Very impressive. And a daunting video to edit. You can be proud to say, this is excellent. And I watched the whole hour. Kudos.

Sam, I like this format, and I like your rule about leaving when you make a big mistake. I play long sessions and I tend to get worse towards the end of my sessions.

This vlog is amazing! Please do more of these full session vlogs as it’s great to see your decision making for folds. BTW, the latest Upswing video featured both your and my hands!

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

I saw that!!! Which one was yours?

@Hikingguy359

7 ай бұрын

@@BluffaloSam Hand #3. KQo felted

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

@@Hikingguy359 That hand pissed me off 😂 tbh, I think I just Hero fold the flop in your spot, extremely tough to do in practice though

@Hikingguy359

7 ай бұрын

@@BluffaloSam Tough hand for sure. I figured my Kh was an out as villain played hand like an all flush. I just seen villain try a terrible bluff which is why I called him down. In the end, he masterfully played the flopped nut flush

@Hikingguy359

7 ай бұрын

If I don’t turn top 2 pair, I likely fold to pot turn bet

Best vloger in my opinion, hard earned 👍 keep going like this, this is already a snowball rolling downside an always grows 👍

A very helpful and informative video with tips I can apply to my game too. Thanks a bunch and cheers! Also kudos for making the effort to edit such a long video

Love the increased production quality!

Great work man!! Love this format! 🙏

Love the format…so many good insights here especially for live play

Really well done. Love all the explanations.

Too many newer players have a vlog mentality in which they think 90% of their hands are playable to the River. This helps to show the slow paced reality of profitable poker.

I really like this. Didn't feel too long and enjoyed your hand analysis!

I love this format with all folded hands as well as your insights, thanks!

This is brilliant. Learnt a lot. Appeared on my YT suggested. Great job.

I haven’t even watched the whole thing yet but I’m so excited, I wish more vloggers did long form poker content like this. I don’t like watching just the big hands; I’d like to see how people handle the more common spots.

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

Maybe I'll do this once a month, it was a huuuuge time commitment to get this out!

Really appreciate the time you put into this man, extremely helpful.

Loved the format. I appreciate the difference from the usual highlight reel of most poker vlogs. Also enjoyed hearing your thought processes

Will watch this one multiple times

Love this format. Seeing the “not so interesting” hands helps me out a lot. Saw u say maybe doing something like this once a month. That would be awesome. Already love your vids but think everyone would enjoy this format too.

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot fella :)

Nice! Love this video as I'm currently learning how to play poker, please do more!!

Awesome content brother. Thank you

1 hour vlog?? It's a Christmas miracle.

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

Hahaha enjoy :)

very fun vid! thank you very much on your sessions! u said alot of things here that im trying to improve on! like when i make one really bad play when ive been playing for some time i get up! love that, hugs all around if u come back to vegas would love a meet up game!

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely, glad you enjoyed it fella!

Great content!

Great format!

love these videos keep it up!

Yo he peeped the Arc’teryx 😭😭 Hype to watch this, shoutout Bluffalo

A comment for the algorithm. You put so much effort into your videos. I really appreciate it and have become a better player for it. Thanks again

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton, glad you're improving!!

I know first hand the amount of work to film a full session with every hand. The editing is crazy. Props to you for an hour long video holy moly. Gj dude and nice session.

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Keevin! I liked yours too!!

This long format gives a much better perspective. On many shorter vlogs it seems like 80+% of the hands you play go to showdown. This looks more realistic

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

I'll try do more like these in the future!

Damn...All this time I've been ordering my morning coffees all wrong Jk. Sick vlog, thanks for going deep in on this one. Awesome content. Gg wp 👍

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy! What's your morning go to?

This was a great video watched the whole thing.

this format works well Ty

This is my room and my game. Enjoyed watching your session.

Best vlog ever for you and that's saying alot as they're all really good. I watched this one more carefully than I usually watch these vlogs paying attention to the hands you played to the river and where you got out early. Your decisions make a lot of sense. You seem to avoid letting your gut take over which is a great attribute. I went to the Lodge this morning for a few hours and tried to do the same. Played 1/2 and left up $390. BTW, I watch the Lodge stream of 2 weeks ago and you had a tough day there. I was pulling for you but sometimes the cards just ain't there. Good luck on your journey across the US and your drive to $100k. Where to next? Oh yeah, and Happy Holidays.

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

Thanks fella! The Lodge was a rough one, but it wasn't so bad considering how big the game was, and how tough the table was. I'm just hopping around Texas for now playing in different livestreams, but florida in January :)

I love how you review every hand!!!

Love that content !

Sucks to lose a big part of your winnings at the end like that, know how that feels. That's a good rule to have, to leave after a play like that, I should do it too..

GREAT VID 👍🏽 THESE LONG ESPECIALS ONCE IN AWHILE ARE NICE..I WAS THE 667 LIKE BTW GLAD I MADE IT ON TIME 💪🏽

Rewatched next day. Based upon your comments, found 3 specific hands I will modify my previous play. Thanks.

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

Very nice! Which ones?

Stick with this format. I love it!

Content quality is just incomparable! Keep it up man! Happy holidays! Also, why the dark shots, new phone settings not adjusting to light?

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

I've just lowered the iso to the minimum, do you think it's a bit too dark? I can up it

You are one of my favorite KZreadrs

Thank you for the long post!

Loved the reviews on all your hands, good or bad.

good vlog

Love the long form 🤌

With the ace, King hand, considering you had the ace of hearts and the flush draw bricked out on the river. I wouldn’t beat myself up too bad over that call. I see a lot of recreational players shoving when they miss that flush draw. But that’s just from my personal experience over the years because they don’t know what to do when they miss. I did like the format by the way. Hope the continued success and run good continues! Definitely enjoying your travel and journey up to this point. Safe travels, maybe we will see you in Jacksonville Florida sometime soon.

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

I'll hopefully be there in January! Nah, I knew Turn was a fold and I should've been able to let it go there

poker can really change the outlook of a person in the long run, take care of your health, Sam!

The A9 bluff was an awesome play.

I laughed out loud when you clicked up the A4 of hearts saying “just maybe he’ll fold an overpair” and then “he doesn’t give a shit all in” 😂😂 they do not care at the low stakes

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

He was not in a folding mood 😂

Bro the salad jump scare at 34:42 had me crying

One hour of poker!! Yea!!!!

I like the last two times you've done this. Would appreciate this more especially when you play your lower stakes for us noobs :)

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

I'll try make it a once a month thing!

How does he call that shove with 10-8 suited. Is that a normal play? I’m curious if that’s ever a call in that spot?

Another bluffalo banger. Can I ask what program you use to edit your vids?

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! I use Davinci Resolve Studio

Also music while you were talking in the beginning might've been a tad loud but all good :)

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the note :))

I usually drink Chamomile at bedtime. Does it help relax you at the table?

What'd the guy have when you hit the 10s full? K/Q? or something. How does he snap you off

AJo (3:45): "This is just never a bluff." I don't think you've played enough Texas 2/5 to make that blanket statement. This could easily be a bluff imo and is villain dependent. TT (8:15): Range on this flop does a ton of checking. TT bets 33% a lot but still checks 42%. 6h vs 6s changes TT's strategy very little on the turn. What's interesting is that this combo is by far the most passive. It actually checks 33% on the river (but jams the rest). The other 2 combos jam 100%.

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

I haven't found Texas to be that much crazier than Vegas tbh. In fact 3bet ranges are a lot tighter down here, with very little bluffs preflop. TT I'm surprised the 6h isn't a big changer to OOP's strat tbh. I reckon this combo does a lot more checking as we unblock front door and backdoor bluffs?

Almond milk latte's! Who would've known that was the secret

I liked the format enough that I’m thinking you need to do this MUCH sooner than you are wanting to

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

I may need to tbh. Perhaps a 1/3 at the lodge!

yes

thank you for long upload

This was great. Two things, one, I thought I was a competent player, but now I know I’m a fish. So, there’s that. But, second, when you are calculating the percentage of the pot to bet based on the effective SPR, your math seems like it changes from hand to hand. I’m certain that I just don’t understand, so I was hoping you could explain how you are getting to your numbers. Oh, and do you have a personal coach or do you use an online trainer like upswing or JLittle?

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

Thanks fella! SPR on the turn usually determines my bet sizing. 3SPR 80% 4SPR 100% 6SPR 130% etc. I used to use upswing, I don't have a coach currently

@VOID_FLIX

7 ай бұрын

So, how are you coming up with those percentages? One of these hands you figured a SPR of 9 and said you needed to bet 175% to get stacks in. Are they hard and fast memorization numbers or is there a formula for this?

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

@@VOID_FLIX memorization. You can Google Pot Geometry table, and learn it in a day

Are you still planning to play on the Lodge livestream?

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

I played on Thursday! The video will be out this Friday

At 42:26 when you have KdQd, why are you so sure the 4-bet here is not a bluff, when you identified the similar pre-flop 4-bets in previous hands as a bluff? Would love a breakdown of the difference between the preflop action that makes clear why one is real and one is a bluff.

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

Its almost entirely intuition, but bet sizing tells also give it away a lot. Sometimes I am wrong though

Where have you been staying on your trip? Just random air bnb?

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

Mostly yeah, some hotels

I don't know how close Salsa Verde is where your staying, but if you like Mexican, especially their Tacos/Torta's it's well worth it.

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

It's not far at all, I'll give it a go!

What poker room in dallas?

What books/ websites do you use to study

Great video! Love that you break down every hand. Appreciate the hard work you put in

The vlog is the only one I’ve been watching now. Really well done man! Also loved the calming intro too ngl!

This dude is legit asf

My man showed everything, the coffee, the breakfast, The smoothie, ALL the hands but didn’t show the shower..? 😅

300bb deep OOP 4-bet 4x + cold caller is standard tho? I mean 200bb deep GTO 4-bets 3x IP and 4x OOP, but I've heard when u go deeper the sizings go down at some point so I'm not sure what size solver would use there but I'd think it would be around the same as 200bb. And he has to put the 50 more because of the cold caller. That just seems super standard and if he did just 3x there you and the cold caller would have to defend almost full range there for the price.

@BluffaloSam

5 ай бұрын

I personally go 2.5x IP 3x OOP and +1x for each cold caller. I only size down if we're shallow, never size up.

@Jusalesda

5 ай бұрын

@@BluffaloSam There is thread on 2+2 about deepstack 3bet sizings and someone posted results HU simulations BU vs BB and OOP 3-bets like this: (2.5x open) 100b prefers 5x 200b prefers 4x 300bb prefers 3x Haven't seen any sims of 4bet sizings yet but I'm very interested and there would be EV gains for sure to be able to adapt to perfect sizings depending on effective stacks because live games often range from 100-1000bb deep and it would be easy to learn if you just get the charts printed. I think 150-250bb range you can 4bet big OOP but past that you size back down to play against weaker range Quote from the thread "Your first alternative to avoid tought spots is to size up to have the option to not play 3 streets, and when SPR doesn't allow it, you size back down to make those tough spots less tough against weaker ranges"

@BluffaloSam

5 ай бұрын

@leohirvonen3298 I quite like this, I always play 3 Street Poker though, rarely rarely rarely am I ever all in on the turn.

You river an open ender. Hahah

53:21 (54) firing $150 into $682 pot on AQ2 against two ops and expecting AK/KK/AQ/KQ to fold.

You are lucky people play that bad at your club. Most players in Northeast are pretty tight and nitty.

River open end !

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

New 2023 strats, don't tell anyone

Make more vids like this

weird sometimes when they bet big you say it has to be a bluff then other times you says it has to be aces.

@BluffaloSam

6 ай бұрын

It really really depends on the player, namely how young and Asian they are

@PeteyPablo1

6 ай бұрын

haha respect, you seem half asian to me, no offense.@@BluffaloSam

@PeteyPablo1

6 ай бұрын

@@BluffaloSam that might have come off wrong, I meant sorry if your 100% not that there's anything wrong with being Asian lol

@BluffaloSam

6 ай бұрын

@peterorosz9278 I meant my opponent hahaha, young and Asian is generally a hyper aggressive stereotype

@PeteyPablo1

6 ай бұрын

@@BluffaloSam yes I know what you mean I m going to grind low stakes in Vegas 2 weeks from now and from Calgary Canada myself, will be supporting tuning in to your journey and drawing inspo from you!

Will you be coming to Houston?

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

Hopefully, I reached out to the Champion's club livestream, but haven't heard back yet

I think you should change your name to Yosemite Sam. Cuz you’re a gunslinger! 😂

Love your long, descriptive videos. It's the boring hands that I need the most help with. Thanks

At 2:14, what site do you study on Sam😅

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

Upswing

@parbhdeepsangha4823

7 ай бұрын

@@BluffaloSam Between upswing and pokercoaching, which one do you think is better?

@BluffaloSam

7 ай бұрын

@@parbhdeepsangha4823 I've only used upswing

@parbhdeepsangha4823

7 ай бұрын

@@BluffaloSam Thank you for reply Sam, crush them out there.

25:45 "We only pick up a gutshot" You already had a gutshot to a 5 on the flop right?

@BluffaloSam

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, didn't even realize until people pointed it out!

first

Called you with T8?? 🤮🤮🤮

pocket 86 4!bets into two 3-bet opponents...and A4o calls and SB calls with some crap hand??! this would made dwan jealous. . 25:15 flop:

Really love your hand analysis process...you're my favorite poker vlogger!